(a) Whether India‘s mines production has improved as compared to earlier years among other countries; and
(b)if so, the details and present status thereof and the further effective action taken in this regard?
(a) Whether India‘s mines production has improved as compared to earlier years among other countries; and
(b)if so, the details and present status thereof and the further effective action taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a) & (b): As per the returns submitted under Mineral Conservation and Development Rules (MCDR) 2017, the production of few minerals viz. Garnet, Kyanite, Lead & Zinc ore, Lead Concentrate, Marl, Phosphorite, Rock salt, Siliceous earth, Silver, Tin Concentrate and Zinc Concentrate has improved during the year 2020-21 as compared to the previous year. The mineral wise production of minerals under MCDR 2017 during 2018-19 to 2020-21 is at Annexure-I.
India is among the top producers in the world of key minerals like bauxite, chromite, iron ore and manganese ore. The production of these minerals in the respective top ten countries during the period 2015-2019, as given in World Mineral Production 2015-2019of British Geological Survey, along with growth, contribution to world total (2019) and rank (in 2019) is at Annexure-II. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during 2015-2019 of iron ore production in India was the second highest among the top ten producers. The CAGR of both chromium ore & concentrates and manganese ore in India were higher than the global CAGR.
The Government has taken several policy reform measures to enhance production and increase the availability of minerals. The measures, inter-alia, include early auction and operationalization of expired mines; ease of doing business; seamless transfer of all valid rights and approvals; incentivizing for starting of mining operation and dispatch; transfer of mining leases; allowing captive mines to sell up to 50% of the minerals produced; enhancing exploration activities, etc.
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Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred to in reply to LS USQ No. 117 answered on 02.02.2022 regarding ‘MINES PRODUCTION’
Production of minerals under MCDR, 2017 during 2018-19 to 2020-21
Mineral Unit 2018-19 2019-20(P) 2020-21(P)
Bauxite t 2,36,89,619 2,18,23,793 2,03,68,665
Chromite t 39,70,691 39,29,260 28,63,869
Copper Concentrate t 1,43,668 1,24,692 1,08,719
Copper Ore t 41,34,702 39,52,418 33,77,850
Diamond crt 38,437 28,816 13,917
Fluorite (Graded) t 1,079 1,315 1,052
Garnet t 1,23,404 552 9,307
Gold Ore t 5,65,653 5,91,251 4,50,611
Gold Primary kg 1,664 1,724 1,126
Graphite t 39,030 31,991 30,168
Iolite kg 73 90 16
Iron Ore tht 2,06,495 2,46,081 2,04,482
Kyanite t 4,889 3,497 4,925
Lead & Zinc Ore t 1,37,52,295 1,44,79,032 1,54,55,343
Lead Concentrate t 3,58,369 3,51,271 3,76,924
Limeshell t 7,534 4,600 -
Limestone tht 3,79,975 3,59,331 3,49,170
Magnesite t 1,46,875 97,684 78,144
Manganese Ore t 28,32,314 29,04,372 26,88,038
Marl t 18,90,308 21,09,422 22,02,331
Moulding Sand t 14,805 12,805 11,737
Phosphorite t 14,21,086 14,00,186 14,55,627
Rock Salt t 17 130 486
Selenite t 2,906 2,290 202
Siliceous Earth t 80,237 13,900 18,429
Sillimanite t 69,919 13,236 11,110
Silver kg 6,79,386 6,09,340 7,05,795
Sulphur t 8,90,400 9,00,942 7,37,337
Tin Concentrate kg 21,212 15,546 16,865
Vermiculite t 2,992 2,774 1,260
Wollastonite t 1,84,063 1,24,757 1,03,902
Zinc Concentrate t 14,56,804 14,46,823 15,13,996
Source: MCDR Returns, Indian Bureau of Mines
(P): Provisional; (t): tonne; (tht): thousand tonne; (crt): carat; (kg): kilogram
Annexure-II
Annexure-II referred to in reply to LS USQ No. 117 answered on 02.02.2022 regarding ‘MINES PRODUCTION’
Production of bauxite, iron ore, chromium ore & concentrate and manganese ore in the respective top ten countries during the period 2015-2019 along with growth, contribution to world total (2019) and rank (in 2019)
Production of Bauxite (Million Tonne)
# Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 CAGR (%)
2015-2019 Contribution
2019 (%) Rank
2019
1 Australia 80.91 83.52 89.42 95.95 105.54 6.87 30.41 1
2 Brazil 37.06 39.24 39.24 38.12 31.94 -3.65 9.20 4
3 China 60.79 66.16 69.00 70.75 62.00 0.49 17.86 3
4 Guinea 20.91 32.42 0.57 59.57 70.17 35.36 20.22 2
5 India 28.12 24.75 22.79 23.69 21.82 -6.14 6.29 5
6 Indonesia 0.61 1.49 4.20 13.24 16.59 128.28 4.78 6
7 Jamaica 9.63 8.54 8.24 10.06 9.02 -1.61 2.60 7
8 Kazakhstan 4.68 4.80 4.85 5.74 3.81 -5.01 1.10 10
9 Russia 5.40 5.43 5.52 5.65 5.57 0.81 1.61 8
10 Saudi Arabia 3.02 4.77 4.12 4.32 4.78 12.15 1.38 9
World 293.50 28.93 316.20 343.00 347.10 4.28 - -
Production of Iron Ore (Million Tonne)
# Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 CAGR (%)
2015-2019 Contribution
2019 (%) Rank
2019
1 Australia 809.88 858.03 885.36 907.82 918.73 3.20 30.22 1
2 Brazil 430.84 424.20 453.70 450.39 396.84 -2.03 13.05 3
3 China 1381.29 1280.89 1229.37 763.37 844.36 -11.58 27.77 2
4 Canada 46.67 49.00 51.84 52.36 59.01 6.04 1.94 9
5 India 158.11 194.58 201.43 206.50 246.08 11.69 8.09 4
6 Iran 58.49 65.00 75.84 93.37 93.37 12.40 3.07 6
7 Russia 101.00 101.00 95.00 96.10 97.50 -0.88 3.21 5
8 South Africa 73.22 66.46 74.64 74.26 72.43 -0.27 2.38 7
9 Ukraine 66.90 62.88 60.57 60.55 63.20 -1.41 2.08 8
10 USA 46.10 41.80 47.90 49.50 46.80 0.38 1.54 10
World 3359.00 3319.00 3360.00 2945.00 3040.00 -2.46 - -
Production of chromium ores and concentrates (Million Tonne)
# Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 CAGR (%)
2015-2019 Contribution
2019 (%) Rank
2019
1 Albania 0.64 0.73 0.81 1.14 1.20 17.02 3.11 6
2 Brazil 0.53 0.50 0.54 0.57 0.51 -0.76 1.32 10
3 Finland 0.95 1.07 0.97 1.10 1.18 5.76 3.07 7
4 India 2.92 3.73 3.48 3.97 3.93 7.74 10.18 3
5 Kazakhstan 5.38 5.54 6.31 6.89 7.02 6.86 18.18 2
6 Oman 0.44 0.45 0.63 0.88 0.61 8.25 1.57 9
7 Russia 0.50 0.49 0.43 0.47 0.70 8.54 1.81 8
8 South Africa 15.68 14.71 16.59 17.83 17.66 3.02 45.76 1
9 Turkey 2.52 2.02 2.55 2.90 3.36 7.54 8.71 4
10 Zimbabwe 0.21 0.11 0.69 0.89 1.55 65.16 4.02 5
World 30.50 30.10 33.90 37.50 38.60 6.06 - -
Production of Manganese ore (Million Tonne)
# Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 CAGR (%)
2015-2019 Contribution
2019 (%) Rank
2019
1 Australia 6.28 5.33 6.17 7.21 6.65 1.43 11.75 3
2 Brazil 2.82 2.88 3.27 3.20 3.20 3.24 5.65 6
3 China 13.01 15.48 11.33 7.98 6.50 -15.93 11.48 4
4 Gabon 4.18 3.42 5.08 6.54 7.19 14.48 12.70 2
5 Ghana 1.56 2.02 3.00 4.55 5.38 36.23 9.51 5
6 India 2.17 2.40 2.60 2.83 2.90 7.60 5.13 7
7 Ivory Coast 0.29 0.20 0.47 0.79 1.20 42.03 2.12 9
8 Malaysia 0.48 0.70 1.23 1.26 1.13 23.84 2.00 10
9 South Africa 15.98 13.74 14.14 14.92 17.01 1.57 30.05 1
10 Ukraine 1.48 1.33 1.76 1.85 1.85 5.85 3.28 8
World 51.60 50.80 52.30 54.60 56.60 2.34 - -
Source: World Mineral Production (WMP) 2015-2019 of British Geological Survey
Note: Production figures of India pertain to respective financial years i.e. 2015-16 for 2015, 2016-17 for 2016 and so on. For 2019, up-dated figure of FY 2019-20 from MCDR returns of Indian Bureau of Mines used.